If you’re planning a vacation, you know how challenging and time consuming it can be to figure out where to go and what to see. That was especially true for Lindsay Scarpello when she set out to plan her first European vacation.  Lindsay saw the value of using a travel advisor to plan her European trip, but thought it would cost more than she was willing to spend.  Not only was Lindsay pleasantly surprised by how affordable it was to book a ten-day, two-city European vacation with Travel and Transport Vacations, she said she will never take another big trip any other way ever again.   Taking a ..read more

If you’re vacation planning, you know how challenging and time consuming it can be to figure out where to go and what to see. Throughout the year, we’ve shared tips and guidance on how to travel the world.  Our expert travel advisors help busy people everyday satisfy their wanderlust with vacation planning assistance that makes it easy to travel around the world. We gathered their advice and our recommendations on how to travel the world into one helpful post.  Enjoy this roundup of the best places to travel in the world!    Vacation Planning? Our Travel Advisors Dish on the Best Places to Tra ..read more

Abby Bebout loves talking with people about which Caribbean islands are the best to visit. A travel advisor with our Travel Design Lounge in Omaha, Nebraska, Abby specializes in adventure, beach and family travel – all ideal interests for planning a trip to the Caribbean. “Lately, I’ve been helping people plan all-inclusive vacations to smaller Caribbean island destinations like St. Lucia, Barbados, Antigua and Aruba,” she says. “These islands are less frequently visited by the large cruise liners, which makes them ideal spots for people who want to visit the Caribbean, but don’t want all the ..read more

Managing details is important to senior travel advisor Jenny Gilbertson. Whether she’s helping people plan to travel to Portugal or Portland, Oregon, keeping an eye on the details can make all the difference between an unforgettable vacation and a trip they’d rather forget.  “I enjoy traveling as much as possible so I can best refer and recommend wonderful destinations and experiences for our clients,” Jenny says. “It’s also fun to travel with groups so they receive personalized attention and a stress-free tour!” Jenny’s most recent favorite trip included an Azamara Cruise from Barcelona, Spai ..read more

Planning to travel to Hawaii? If so, travel advisor Andrea Kurschinski has some tips for you. Andrea has helped scores of travelers plan a trip to Hawaii and other vacation hot spots around the globe. During the course of a career that has spanned more than 30 years, Andrea has taken the stress out of planning a vacation to destinations that have included the Baltic, Alaska, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Greece, Mexico and Hawaii. More recently, she has explored the alluring world of luxury travel. What she enjoys most about planning vacations for people is the joy they experience exploring their d ..read more

If travel advisor Lisa Salloum could travel back in time, she would take more vacations with her family. She came to that realization one day watching her son pack up and prepare to move to a new city for his job. “He had found some postcards I sent him during my travels with many mentions of ‘oh, we need to visit…This is amazing! I can hardly wait to bring you here,” she says.  While Lisa has traveled extensively over the past twenty years, most of those trips did not include her family. Today, she channels her wanderlust into helping others take trips of a lifetime.    Now Could be the Per ..read more

Continuing our series on food travel, today we’re highlighting some of the best places for foodies in Europe.    Food Tour Europe: Four Flavorful Options Food tours are an excellent way to taste the world while you see it. Our travel advisors regularly hear from travelers who say food and wine tours gave them an authentic taste of a new place. With that in mind, here are four of our top recommendations for foodies to visit in Europe.    1. See Spain a New Way — with a Food Tour of Catalan From Galician seafood to Catalonian tapas, culinary adventures abound in Spain. A region with food as rich ..read more

It’s no secret that food travel is booming worldwide. Our experienced travel advisors plan unforgettable culinary travel experiences for clients all the time and are seeing a variety of culinary travel trends. One of those trends seems to be overlooking Africa as a food travel destination. While Europe and the Americas may gain more notoriety from newbie food travelers, more experienced epicureans know that this continent is home to tantalizing food travel experiences.   7 Delicious Food Travel Destinations in Africa In addition to abundant culinary options, some of the more compelling aspects ..read more

Food travel has become a popular way to see the world. One needs only look at the explosion of Travel Channel food shows to see that.  Our experienced advisors love helping travelers combine their love for food and travel into unforgettable culinary travel experiences. Culinary travel trends and feedback from our front line advisors show food tour bookings are on the rise across North and South America.  If you’re interested in planning a food travel experience in the Americas, here are our top six must-try food travel tours.   Top 6 Must-Try Food Travel Tours in North and South America Food t ..read more

Culinary travel is on the rise, in part because food is one of the best ways to experience culture. Food travel, or food tourism as some call it, has become a popular lens through which to see the world. If you’ve always made a point to try local cuisine when you travel, a food travel vacation could be one of the most enjoyable trips you’ll ever take.   What is Food Travel? Whether you call it food travel, food tourism, or culinary travel the idea is the same — food travel revolves around local dishes. Or, as Erik Wolf of the World Food Travel Association puts it, “Food tourism is the act of t ..read more